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Summary: Good self defense film for police officers
Review: The film gives instruction for situations where a police officer is under attack with bare hands, or melee weapons. The techniques are explained in detail, and at the same time a technique is shown, Chuck Habermehl explains the technique verbally. On several occasions, there is also an alternative technique taught besides the main technique. On some occasions, Habermehl refers to a technique he states has been covered elsewhere (in some other film), and does not give a proper instruction of the technique here. For the most part, the techniques are realistic and effective. There are some techniques that either require lots of practise, or are not very universally useful, though. These techniques are mainly alternative techniques, but I wonder why teach these techniques at all, instead of resorting to simplier and more universally applicable techniques. The best thing in the film is that Habermehl demonstrates some commonly used techniques that are either not very effective, or are even dangerous to the user. That way you have the opportunity to learn better tehniques, before you need them in a fight. This film is aimed for police officers. Civilians can benefit from the techniques also, but the objective for a cop is to subdue the attacker, which is not normally the main objective for a civilian. That fact limits the usefulness of the techniques taught here for civilians. Run time: 1:35 DVD extras: Guerilla driving: Counter ambush tactics for today's mean streets (27 minutes). Also available separately on VHS; see separate review.
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